Derby unicorn

You will need a 3.5 mm hook, a 1.25 mm hook and 8 ply and 4 ply wool. You can make the unicorn in your team colours. I used purple and green. The pattern is written in American crochet notation. The finished unicorn is 16 cm long and 13 cm tall.

Head

With purple 8 ply wool and a 3.5 mm hook.

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 14: increase in the first 3 stitches, (decrease two sc together) x 6, increase in the next 3 stitches (18 stitches) (six purple, six green, six purple)

Round 15: increase in the first 3 stitches, (decrease two sc together) x 6, increase in the next 3 stitches (18 stitches)

Round 16: increase in the first 3 stitches, (decrease two sc together) x 6, increase in the next 3 stitches (18 stitches)

Stuff

Round 17: increase in the first 3 stitches, (decrease two sc together) x 6, increase in the next 3 stitches (18 stitches)

Body

Round 18: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 19: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Stuff

Rounds 21 – 32: sc in each stitch (36 stitches)

Round 33: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 34: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 35: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Stuff

Round 36: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 37: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

Legs (make four)

With green 8 ply wool and a 3.5 mm hook.

Skate boot

Round 1: chain 6, sc 4 along one side, increase in the last stitch, sc 3 along the other side of the chain, increase in the last stitch (11 stitches)

Round 2: increase in the first stitch, sc in the next 3 stitches, increase in the next two stitches, sc in the next 4 stitches, increase in the last stitch (15 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch, sc in the next 4 stitches, increase in the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, increase in the next stitch, sc in the next 5 stitches, increase in the last stitch (19 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (6 stitches)

Round 4: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)

Round 6: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make two)

With 8 ply purple wool and a 3.5 mm hook

Attach the wool at an appropriate place on the head, chain 2, dc in the same stitch, fasten off, weave in the ends.

Tail and mane

With green 8 ply wool

For the tail, get a length of wool and fold it into lengths. Use a crochet hook to pass the multiple strands through a stitch at the back of the unicorn. Secure using a slipknot. Now cut the lengths that are hanging down so they are individual tail hairs, rather than folded. Use the same technique for the mane.

Assembly

Sew the legs to the body. Sew the wheels to the skates. Embroider the laces. Sew the horn and eyes to the head. Embroider the straps for the elbow and kneepads and the helmet.